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Rekha Gupta Opens NDMC Flower Festival at Connaught Place With 15,500 Blooms

The chief minister cast the NDMC showcase as a model for citywide greening.

Overview

  • The NDMC event at Central Park, Connaught Place, features more than 15,500 potted plants spanning 48 varieties arranged across 18 themed sections.
  • Several reports and official listings state the festival runs March 3–6 with free entry from 10 am to 6 pm, though some outlets describe it as a two‑day event.
  • Installations include tray and landscape gardens, terrariums, Ikebana and other floral arrangements, plus pyramid and heart‑shaped selfie structures and colorful boards.
  • Stalls sell nursery plants, bonsai, cacti and succulents, herbal plants, hydroponic systems, gardening tools, seeds, pots, fertilizers and decorative materials.
  • CM Rekha Gupta praised NDMC’s horticulture work, pledged resources and training for other civic agencies, and inaugurated the festival alongside NDMC leaders Keshav Chandra and Kuljeet Singh Chahal.